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captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- live and in hd, this is abc 7 news at 11:00. on your side. we will begin tonight with the death of a giant panda cub after being born. >> they did what they could to keep the plant alive. jay korff joins us live. >> officials tell us at this juncture of the investigation, they do not know the pennsylvania a's death. blows been a devastating to staff and volunteers. is filled with intriguing creatures.

the giant panda -- giant panda re the closest thing this zoo has to celebrities. >> for scrapbooks and what not. >> the lasting memory of this visit will be one of loss. >> it is sad. daughter would have loved to see it. >> officials detected a distress . \l taking very good cub.of the >> it was not breathing. attempts to save the panda were unsuccessful. zoo.agic for the >> the family from idaho came .or one reason the pandas. oure went and bought

keepsake to make her feel better. >> for now, the exhibit is closed. us they arell committed to figure out how this cub died. >> these pairs are critically endangered. >> officials hope to know more following an autopsy. jay korff, abc 7 news. >> there are more details to about.u another giant cubed -- giant panda died. it is estimated there are just pandas in thent world. >> smith played in tonight's .ansegame died in avin jones

motorcycle accident. to the skyh pointed game tonight. anrtly before 8:00 tonight, accident happened. single-car accident. one of the victims, a woman, her injuries. people were taken to hospital for treatment. >> an investigation tonight in washington. men were stabbed during a washington -- during a robbery. three men approached them. one man was carrying a knife. one victim was stabbed in the chest. the other was cut on the wrist. a virginia woman is behind bars tonight after being accused of daughter. her infant the incident -- the infant was

found in the woods. the 18-year-old parent is now facing a child neglect charges. >> a tough week for mitt romney. what?r waves -- who said >> we are less than two weeks the first presidential debate. the candidates sent others out workspards. war of staying on message about the economy. people are american asked the basic question, which of these two candidates are prepared to move the y forward, they it iselmingly say president obama. >> i think it will be about your account, not his swiss bank .ccount

>> new poll numbers show winning in swing states. former president bill clinton a reason. is >> the obama campaign does not have as much money. they have to concentrate that in the swing states. we are doing well. i think, assuming the debates a draw, the president will win. >> the republican challenger is dead heat with the recumbent president. it is believed mitt romney can get back on track. >> i think he has a great plan. needs to get beyond these sidebar issues. >> the first debate is wednesday, october 3. >> madonna is back.

she is rocking the house of the verizon center tonight. that show is staying open later tonight. -- the metro is staying open later tonight. she will be back at the horizon center tomorrow night. her world -- her world war up.ted -- world tour started up. it is a little chilly tonight. we will see just how cold it will get. >> temperatures are showing in the 50's and lower 60's across of the area. 56 at dulles. 55 in manassas. in the west, you have a frost advisory. is 44 degrees right now. that advisory extends all the over to western maryland. nothing for the media metro

area. will remain quiet and dry for the opening hours. waking up tomorrow, a bit of a chill in the air. upper 30's 2 upper 40's. a quip -- a quick warm-up. the extended outlook is coming up. >> thank you. were finallyers honored today. with thenal interview was the first to report the problem. early tonighted theng ♪ [ man ] when i'm in my zone... every move i make is a statement... ♪

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>> it is the right thing to do. he gave his life for us. ["taps" playing] >> hundreds gathered to honor smith with a plaque. >> the manner his remains were be ok withl never me. someone cares enough to give me somewill comfort. with support from longtime military friends -- was a wonderful opportunity to be here today. >> and local veterans -- >> this should not be happening. >> as well as a few active duty military members -- >> i am disappointed there are people in military out. >> the message could not be clearer. never forget. >> we honor the military members who wound up here. that is the right thing.

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and finally, champion small business. have tax policies, regulations, and healthcare policies that help small business. we put those in place; we'll add twelve million new jobs in four years. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> it is officially fall and it s like it. >> it is colder than yesterday. lower humidity levels. no complaints here. we will take it. tomorrow is a repeat performance. have cleared nicely. are falling. a little bit warmer closer to downtown. 62 degrees at reagan national airport. winds have settled down. look at our highs earlier today. gaithersburg, 66 degrees. frederick at 70 degrees. 59 is the current reading at

washington university. 54 degrees in alexandria. degrees. potomac, 53 temperatures outside right now. 43 degrees in oakland. 55 in manassas. the same in fredericksburg. chicago,chigan and a this cooler air moves off toward .he east high pressure will stay with us day.nother will have an increase as into tuesday afternoon. showers by wednesday. look at the area covered by the frost advisory for the overnight hours. from western maryland -- western maryland to st. louis. we will look for milder

to the midas we move the week. after that, another cool down. give it another couple of weeks so and we will be looking at the problems they will face out to the west. here is our forecast. temperatures tomorrow, similar what we had today. around 70 degrees. skies clear out a little bit. notice the time line. moving into the day on tuesday, clouds push in to the west. temperatures will be in the 70's. more humidity. chance for showers. here is our forecast for tonight. a coat if you are taking e dog out for a walk. upper 40's. temperatures around 70 degrees. sunshine. n the mid 70's on

wednesday. thursday, we go down a little bit. build across will the mid-atlantic on friday. nighttime lows range from the the 50's. in-town temperatures. the further westwego, it looks a like autumn. >> you know what i mean. >> a lot of people were looking forward to the redskins home opener. they were disappointed. tragedy in baltimore. we will touch on that. rg3 and the redskins are coming up next in sports. we will have everything for y

>> the defense was the saving grace of the redskins. it is anything but reliable injuries andter bad luck. the home debut against cincinnati. robert griffin iii ran out of the tunnel to an ovation. was quickly silenced on the first play. goesto a.j. green and he he distance to score a touchdown. 7-0. the only bright spot on defense whenin the first quarter dalton was picked off. >> you have to do seven instead

of two. >> washington could not stand -- stop dalton and company. >> it is extremely frustrating defenses. and -- defense league. -- defensely. took shotgriffin iii after shot. he kept fighting. >> could not get by. >> i want to let everybody know will not happen. lead 24-17.ls santana moss in the end zone. tied at 24. our backs against the wall and did a great job. plays at the end.

a lot of people cannot make those. >> cincinnati came right back. two more touchdowns. play.ing this 59-yard one final calamary attempt at short. of the game fell redskins lose in a shootout, 38-31. thing topoint out one you? t really. a team learn from it as will watch the film tomorrow and we will get better. you can continue to go up. >> the redskins won their division. ball now. the best record in baseball. took the mound. to-1 lead. a base hit to right field.

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